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MOST HOLY REDEEMER OLD BRIDGE, NJ
MONDAY, JULY 20 8:00AM ‐JOSEPH FALLON, JR. ‐r/o The Cohen Family TUESDAY, JULY 21 8:00AM ‐BERNESE J. WERNER ‐r/o Toni Carl WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 8:00AM ‐GEORGE FLEMING ‐r/o Kathy Fleming FRIDAY, JULY 24 8:00AM ‐GEORGE RAPLE ‐r/o Mr. & Mrs. Michael Murphy SATURDAY, JULY 25 9:00AM ‐JEFFREY PENG ‐r/o Margaret Dowd 5:00PM ‐ANTHONY & ANTOINETTE DE BENEDICTUS
AND STEFANELLI FAMILY ‐r/o The DeBenedictus Family SUNDAY, JULY 26 8:00AM ‐GENEVIEVE BARNETT ‐r/o Gerard & Erin Haran 10:00AM ‐DJ BLISH ‐r/o Marilyn Martucci 11:30AM ‐LIVING & DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE
HEGARTY FAMILY ‐r/o Teresa & Jim Murphy
IN MEMORY OF Carmela & Arthur Gizzarelli Mary Spinelli Rosalie & Frank Moscarello Tony Medina
SPECIAL INTENTIONS People of the Parish
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
The parish office summer hours are 8:30 a.m. ‐ 1:00 p. m. Face masks and social distancing are required until further notice.
PARISH UPCOMING EVENTS All parish events have been cancelled until further notice. WEB PAGE
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HOLY NAME SOCIETY
There are no Masses during the summer months. When Masses and meeting are to resume are still to be determined.
TABERNACLE LIGHT
Will be lit in honor or in memory of loved ones during the week of your choice. Call weekdays at 732‐566‐9334; donations ‐ $20.00.
PARISH SICK LIST
Rev. Edward J. Struzik, Shannon, Hayley & Brett Lawrence, Jacqueline Braniff, Christina Pulido, Sophie Wojtaszek, Janice Sanborn, Marie Velleneuve, Beth Morris,
Renee Burke, Joseph Peabody, Veronica Balmore, Peter Skujins, Cindy Junquet, Kenneth Kramer, Timothy McGravey, Beatriz Castillo, Dolores Nee, Marieann Poplaski, Lucy Littlefield, Jean Marie Brigandi, Maryann Hughes, Germaine Raimo, Sandra Steinberger, Frank Roberts, Lenny Gatti, Sumanta Chowdhuri, Nicole E. Montagna, Nico Oneto, Alex Berg, Wendy Oates, Robert C. Pederson, Marie Scifo, Patrick Barry, Toni O’Rourke, William Sohor, Robert Conte, Jose Pacheo, Kathleen Lau, Kimberly Perry, Jackson Christian Thomas, Miguel Ley, Marie Ciezbka, Betty Pulido, Charley Goldsmith, Louis Martinez, Joel Rivera, Margaret Podolsky, Ida Morales, Columbia Emilio, Andrew Gasperchek, Dominic DiFede, Jose Santos, Nora Decker, Adelaide Whelan, Faye Parrilla, Debbie Mangano, Carolyn Smoljan, Karell Christian Bernardo, Anna Schiano, Maryanne Rini, Carmela Fabrizio, Carol Ann Granata, Terry McCormick, Frank Piccillo, Rafael Villongco, Stephen Tamke, Gene Antonelli, William Stefanelli and Vito Vitiello. We ask Almighty God and our Blessed Mother, Mary to comfort and heal the sick. If your loved one recovers and our prayers for them are no longer required, please call the parish office to have their name removed. Thank you.
Stephen A. Buonpane and Ashley A. Novitski – 2nd
Vincent Vento and Dana Lefkowitz – 1st
16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PAGE THREE JULY 19, 2020 PLEASE PRAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING MILITARY PERSONNEL FROM OUR PARISH
Patrick Atherton, U. S. Army Alex Barnhard, U.S. Navy
Jason Del Duca, U.S. Air Force Krystal L. Godowski, U.S. Army Matthew B. Kaplan, U.S. Army Michael Lanzafama, U.S. Army Richard A. Lapp, U.S. Navy Douglas Leo, U.S. Army Robert C. McCann, U.S. Marines Christopher Putko, U.S. Navy James Putko, U.S. Navy Robert Putko, U. S. Navy Michael J. Sanzone, U.S. Army Mark G. Sieczkowski, U.S. Navy Thomas Welch, U.S. Army If you a have a family member who is an active‐duty member of the military and wish to have their name added to the Military Prayer list, please call the parish office at 732‐566‐9334.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
Our Most Holy Redeemer Conference exists primarily to help those in financial need. This is made possible by the generosity of our parishioners each month; thank you. If you or someone you know needs help, please call 732‐566‐9334. Everything is completely confidential. Food Pantry Groceries collected every weekend at Mass. St. Lawrence Food Pantry has reopened. The Pantry will be open on Saturdays only from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Face masks are required. Social distancing is in practice.
HELP A MOTHER CHOOSE LIFE!
From Life Choices Resource Center If you have not returned your baby bottle with a contribution to the pro‐life collection, you may do so now that the public celebration of Mass has resumed. We thank
everyone who has thus far participated in the Baby Bottle Campaign for your generosity. Your gift will make a difference in the life of a mother and child! www.LifeChoicesRC.com.
STEWARDS OF OUR TREASURE Weekend of July 11/12, 2020: $6,562 Weekend of July 13/14, 2019: $5578 Additional Mission Appeal Collection: $50
OFFICE STAFF EMAILS
Irma Knox – Parish Secretary [email protected]
Janet Snyder – Finance Manager
Debbie Dyson – Parish Catechetical Leader [email protected]
Barbara Orsucci – Assistant Religious Education Office
BAPTISMS
We wish to welcome into the family of God and the parish community of Most Holy Redeemer the following children who were baptized here the weekend of July 11/12.
SATURDAY, JULY 11TH MOLLY SERENA TICHIO
Daughter of John and Cynthia
SUNDAY, JULY 12TH JESSICA FLORENCE SZWEDO AND
SADIE JUBILEE SZWEDO Children of Joseph and Doreen
We pray that their parents will be examples of faith to inspire them to follow the Lord. We, as their family in faith, also accept the responsibility to help these parents in their duty to bring up their children in the practice of the Faith by our prayers and example.
SPECIAL COLLECTION
This weekend’s second collection will be for the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Please make checks payable to: St. Vincent de Paul Society. Your generosity helps the
Society help others.
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PRAYER IN TIME OF OUR COMMON NEED In response to the spread of COVID – 19
within our communities Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey
Our Lady of Guadalupe, mother of God
and of the people of Metuchen you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and hope.
We rely on you, Health of the Sick, you who, at the cross, united with Jesus’ pain,
keeping steadfast your faith You, Salvation of God’s people,
you know what we need and we are sure that you will provide for us,
as at Cana of Galilee, after the adversity of these days, may joy and celebration return. Help us, Mother of Divine Love,
to conform to the will of the Father and to do what we are told by Jesus,
who has taken our suffering upon Himself and has burdened Himself with our sorrows
to lead us through the cross, to the joy of resurrection. Amen.
Under your protection, Holy Mother of God, Our Lady of Guadalupe, we seek refuge,
hear our prayer and intercede for us to the Father so that we may be free from every danger,
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us.
16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
July 19, 2020 “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field…He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom.”
‐Matthew 13:24, 37‐38
As children of God, we are all “good seeds.” We are blessed by God with the potential to accomplish much good in the world. We fulfill God’s plan when we spend time in prayer every day, use our skills to help others, and share our financial gifts to help build God’s kingdom on earth. Through our example of gratitude and generosity we sow “good seeds” on earth and ultimately help each other get to Heaven!
It was early spring. The master gardener was really busy. A kind friend offered to weed her perennial garden while the weeds were still small. She was very grateful. He was an expert on tulips. He knew what tulip leaves looked like. So he diligently weeded that garden clean. When he was done, the tulip leaves proudly stood out from the bare soil that surrounded them. As spring unfolded in the garden, though, there were no forget‐me‐nots. The coreopsis was gone. There were no more buttercups. The tulips grew strong and died back. The next year, that same friend offered to help. “Let me do the weeding,” the master gardered said. We really don’t know what we don’t know. Sometimes we assume that we know ourselves and others. The research, however, reveals that we create stories in our minds based on partial pieces of information. We do not have all the evidence on anything. If you and I had the job of weeding out the good and the bad in a group of people, we may see the acts that a person does and judge accordingly. But moral theologians tell us that moral blames is based on act, circumstance, and intention. We can and must judge acts as morally wrong or right, but we do not have enough information to pass further judgment on a person. Only God knows the circumstance and intentions behind an act. Why doesn’t God ask us to do the weeding? Little leaves that come up in early spring do not look like the flowers they will be when they are mature. We would often pluck out the wrong things if it were up to us. We don’t know what we don’t know. Jesus offers today’s parable so that we will practive mercy, not judgment. “Let me do the weeding,” the Master Gardener says.
Consider: The most beautiful flower in a garden may look like a
dead stick in early spring. Think back to some of the ugly things you may have done in your life. How has God helped you to grow so that you mature and blossom?
We tell stories about people in our minds. Have you ever had a “aha!” moment when you’ve said, “How could I have been so wrong about that person?”
Good Gardener of us all, sometimes we look just like dead sticks or tiny weeds. But you have a vision of what we can become. Affirm our strengths. Challenge our weaknesses. Never let us stop growing. And today, assist us in revising our story about someone. Reveal to us where we are impatient or unmerciful or unkind or uncharitable, for we want to see others as you do.
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